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

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West of England Rankings:

#	Band Name	Region	Section	Score
1	Flowers	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	702.963
2	Verwood Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	575.926
3	Aldbourne	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	481.404
4	Nailsworth Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	423.281
5	Porthleven Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	407.329
6	Michelmersh Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	376.196
7	Roche Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	375.439
8	Lydney Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	363.702
9	Bratton Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	361.041
10	St. Austell Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	346.226
11	Glastonbury Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	312.005
12	Camborne Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	302.873
13	Lydbrook	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	295.750
14	Bideford Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	283.798
15	St. Keverne	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	283.347
16	Wroughton Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	280.450
17	Illogan Sparnon Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	260.816
18	Bugle Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	253.855
19	Brunel Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	251.878
20	Lympstone	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	241.128
21	St. Dennis	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	239.945
22	Swindon Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	237.016
23	Ocean Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	231.263
24	A W Parker (Drybrook)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	228.901
25	Verwood Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	222.109
26	Helston Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	208.647
27	Bournemouth Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	204.995
28	Shaftesbury Town Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	201.120
29	Brunel Brass Academy	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	193.166
30	Plymouth City Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	192.599
31	Saltash Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	190.114
32	Gosport Solent Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	190.072
33	City of Bristol	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	184.495
34	Woodfalls	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	183.055
35	Hyde	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	180.578
36	Tewkesbury Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	177.662
37	Pendennis Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	175.137
38	Shanklin Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	171.957
39	Lanner and District Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	169.143
40	Andover Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	166.121
41	Denmead Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	158.231
42	Wotton and District	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	157.695
43	Chalford	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	155.319
44	Bodmin Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	145.982
45	City of Exeter Railway	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	142.383
46	Sidmouth Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	138.483
47	Shrewton Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	137.851
48	Poole Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	134.410
49	South Molton Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	128.298
50	St. Stythians	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	125.508
51	City of Bath	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	123.285
52	Downton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	121.200
53	Weymouth Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	120.145
54	Sherborne Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	116.003
55	Filton Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	C Championship	114.982
56	Weston Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	114.333
57	Pillowell Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	113.803
58	Cheltenham Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	113.399
59	Cinderford	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	107.478
60	Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	106.677
61	Otterbourne Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	106.451
62	Forest of Dean Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	105.517
63	Test Valley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	104.154
64	Mount Charles	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	97.340
65	Redruth Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	86.813
66	Hatherleigh Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	83.710
67	Camborne Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	2 Second	80.301
68	Bream Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	71.623
69	Chalford Academy	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	71.530
70	Cheltenham Silver Academy	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	68.410
71	Wincanton Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	55.538
72	Okehampton Excelsior Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	50.000
73	Phoenix Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	47.636
74	St. Pinnock	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	47.429
75	New Forest Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	36.505
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	Pendeen Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	8.400
80	Torrington Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	0.000
80	Corsham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	3 Third	0.000
80	Gillingham Imperial Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	0.000
80	Tiverton Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	0.000
80	Torbay Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	0.000
80	Launceston Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	4 Fourth	0.000