Band Rankings

Our rankings system reflects a band's recent form based on their results at the Regional Championships (Area contests) and the National Finals.

Each result from the past five years is converted into a points score using a formula that accounts for the band's placing and the number of competitors in their section. This ensures fairness across contests with different band counts.

Additional bonus points are awarded to bands that qualify for the National Finals and to those that gain promotion in any given year.

To reflect recent form more strongly, points are weighted by year using a decay system - a result from the most recent contest is worth more than the same result from five years ago.

To better reflect the increasing difficulty of higher sections, results are also weighted by a small section multiplier - for example, a Championship Section result scores slightly more than an equivalent result in the Fourth Section. This rewards bands for success at more competitive levels while still allowing comparison across all sections.

More info on how we calculate scores

How Points Are Awarded

A band that places 1st in an Area contest receives 100 points; last place (or withdrawal/disqualification) receives 0. Placings in between are scaled proportionally based on the number of bands in the section.
Bands that qualify for the National Finals receive a 15-point bonus.
Bands that gain promotion also receive a 15-point bonus.
At the National Finals, 1st place earns 125 points; last place (or withdrawal/disqualification) receives 0. Placings in between are similarly scaled by field size.
Each score is also multiplied by a small section factor: for example, 1.20 for Championship, 1.05 for Third, 1.00 for Fourth, etc. This rewards strong results at tougher levels.
Results are also subject to a decay multiplier, so that more recent results have more of an impact on the band's overall score than older results

How are ranking points calculated?

Each band’s contest result is converted into a score using the following formula:

(1 - ((placing - 1) / (competitors - 1))) × base points × section multiplier

This ensures that:

Placing 1st always gives the full base points
Placing last gives a score of 0
Other positions are evenly scaled in between

Why do we subtract 1?

We subtract 1 from both the placing and number of competitors to ensure consistent scaling across contests of different sizes. This way, the best possible result always equals the full score, and the worst equals zero.

1st of 10: (1 - (0 / 9)) × 100 = 100
10th of 10: (1 - (9 / 9)) × 100 = 0
5th of 10: (1 - (4 / 9)) × 100 ≈ 55.56

Result Decay Multipliers

Contest Age	Multiplier
Most recent contest	×1.0
1 contest ago	×0.8
2 contests ago	×0.6
3 contests ago	×0.4
4 contests ago	×0.2

Section Multipliers

Section	Multiplier
Championship	×1.20
First	×1.15
Second	×1.10
Third	×1.05
Fourth	×1.00

Scoring Examples

Below are examples showing how points are calculated using placing, number of bands, bonuses, section multiplier, and year-based decay:

🎯 Example 1: Area Contest

A band places 3rd out of 14 in the Area contest, 2 years ago, in the First Section.

Base Score = (1 - ((3 - 1) / (14 - 1))) × 100 = (1 - (2 / 13)) × 100 ≈ 84.62
Section multiplier (First Section) = ×1.15 → 84.62 × 1.15 ≈ 97.31
No finals qualification or promotion bonus
Decay multiplier = ×0.6
Final score = 97.31 × 0.6 = 58.39

🎯 Example 2: National Finals

A band qualifies for the Finals and places 5th out of 18, 1 year ago, in the Championship Section.

Base Score = (1 - ((5 - 1) / (18 - 1))) × 125 ≈ 96.32
Section multiplier (Championship) = ×1.20 → 96.32 × 1.20 = 115.58
Nationals bonus = +15
Decay multiplier = ×0.8
Final score = (115.58 + 15) × 0.8 = 104.46

🎯 Example 3: Promotion Bonus

A band finishes 2nd out of 10 at the Area contest this year in the Second Section and gains promotion.

Base Score = (1 - ((2 - 1) / (10 - 1))) × 100 = 88.89
Section multiplier (Second Section) = ×1.10 → 88.89 × 1.10 = 97.78
Promotion bonus = +15
Decay multiplier = ×1.0
Final score = (97.78 + 15) × 1.0 = 112.78

Filter by Region

All Regions West of England London & Southern Counties Midlands Wales North West Yorkshire North of England Scotland

Filter by Section

All Sections Championship First Second Third Fourth

West of England Rankings:

#	Band Name	Region	Section	Score
1	Flowers	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	737.541
2	Aldbourne	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	611.466
3	Verwood Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	514.989
4	Roche Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	490.093
5	Michelmersh Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	413.945
6	Porthleven Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	338.101
7	St. Austell Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	315.726
8	Nailsworth Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	314.078
9	Lanner and District Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	314.004
10	Lydbrook	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	308.961
11	Glastonbury Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	295.386
12	Swindon Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	295.344
13	Bratton Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	292.930
14	Lydney Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	292.395
15	Verwood Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	288.026
16	Bideford Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	279.341
17	Lympstone	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	279.314
18	Illogan Sparnon Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	273.456
19	Camborne Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	259.891
20	St. Keverne	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	243.354
21	Bream Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	236.732
22	St. Pinnock	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	236.508
23	Wotton and District	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	233.806
24	Wroughton Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	229.281
25	Bugle Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	228.738
26	Bournemouth Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	228.451
27	St. Dennis	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	228.218
28	A W Parker (Drybrook)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	227.040
29	Shaftesbury Town Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	224.453
30	Woodfalls	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	220.800
31	Shanklin Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	213.582
32	Brunel Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	211.911
33	Pendennis Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	203.291
34	City of Exeter Railway	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	188.753
35	Helston Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	184.618
36	Ocean Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	182.144
37	City of Bristol	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	179.018
38	Brunel Brass Academy	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	170.816
39	Saltash Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	170.757
40	Gosport Solent Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	169.706
41	Plymouth City Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	166.952
42	Hyde	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	166.078
43	Cheltenham Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	164.265
44	Denmead Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	158.231
45	Andover Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	148.721
46	St. Stythians	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	147.280
47	City of Bath	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	142.806
48	Chalford	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	141.753
49	Tewkesbury Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	140.378
50	Bodmin Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	139.982
51	Sidmouth Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	138.483
52	Shrewton Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	137.851
53	Downton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	128.612
54	Poole Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	126.160
55	Weymouth Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	116.915
56	South Molton Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	114.957
57	Weston Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	114.333
58	Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	114.317
59	Pillowell Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	113.803
60	Cinderford	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	107.478
61	Forest of Dean Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	105.517
62	Test Valley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	104.154
63	Sherborne Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	103.690
64	New Forest Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	102.130
65	Filton Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	99.709
66	Mount Charles	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	97.340
67	Otterbourne Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	96.980
68	Redruth Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	94.313
69	Camborne Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	80.301
70	Hatherleigh Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	78.992
71	Chalford Academy	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	71.530
72	Cheltenham Silver Academy	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	68.410
73	Wincanton Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	55.538
74	Okehampton Excelsior Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	50.000
75	Phoenix Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	37.368
76	Indian Queens	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	25.000
77	St. Breward Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	24.615
78	Plymouth City Brass Acedemy	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	16.667
79	Crewkerne Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	6.563
80	Pendeen Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	5.600
81	Torrington Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	0.000
81	Corsham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	0.000
81	Gillingham Imperial Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	0.000
81	Tiverton Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	0.000
81	Torbay Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	0.000
81	Launceston Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	0.000