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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All Sections Championship First Second Third Fourth

All Regions Rankings:

#	Band Name	Region	Section	Score
1	South Yorkshire Police	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	601.132
2	Raunds Temperance	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	511.241
3	Tyldesley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	510.501
4	Parc and Dare	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	501.007
5	Roche Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	490.093
6	Diggle	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	451.538
7	Blackburn and Darwen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	407.037
8	Audley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	402.521
9	City of Cambridge	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	394.054
10	Thundersley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	364.312
11	Marsden Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	356.667
12	East of Engand Co-op	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	348.863
13	Durham Miners Association	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	345.188
14	Porthleven Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	338.101
15	Skelmersdale	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	327.875
16	Ferryhill Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	316.806
17	St. Austell Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	315.726
18	Perthshire Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	314.176
19	Nailsworth Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	314.078
20	Lochgelly	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	304.767
21	Jackfield	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	303.624
22	Fulham Brass Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	295.833
23	Glastonbury Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	295.386
24	Besses Boys	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	294.517
25	York Railway Institute	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	293.085
26	Lympstone	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	279.314
27	Haydock	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	276.724
28	Kirkintilloch Kelvin	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	271.402
29	Newmains & District	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	269.778
30	Eagley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	269.512
31	Rushden Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	268.309
32	East Cleveland Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	263.451
33	Tilbury	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	261.873
34	Horsham Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	259.534
35	Emley Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	258.906
36	St. Sebastian Wokingham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	257.503
37	Shirland Welfare	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	240.723
38	Tylorstown	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	240.083
39	Chinnor Silver Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	235.853
40	Foss Dyke	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	235.067
41	Bournemouth Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	228.451
42	Hucknall & Linby MC	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	224.126
43	Seindorf Arian Deiniolen	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	221.738
44	BD1	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	219.965
45	Wantage Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	215.991
46	Brunel Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	211.911
47	Beaumaris	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	211.284
48	Jedforest Instrumental	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	209.356
49	Roberts Bakery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	205.148
50	Newmilns and Galston	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	198.643
51	Horbury Victoria	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	195.763
52	Dalkeith and Monktonhall	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	191.139
53	Knottingley Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	191.104
54	Bathgate	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	188.205
55	Helston Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	184.618
56	Medway Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	184.136
57	Pontardulais	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	183.131
58	Manx Concert Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	182.195
59	Hathern	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	180.726
60	Ashton-under-Lyne	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	178.625
61	Hebden Bridge	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	177.525
62	Bedford Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	174.654
63	Flixton	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	173.664
64	Lindley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	172.900
65	Gosport Solent Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	169.706
66	Eccles Borough	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	168.708
67	Harrogate	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	167.865
68	Plymouth City Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	166.952
69	Hyde	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	166.078
70	Usk	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	165.536
71	City of Bradford	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	163.591
72	Wingates	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	160.432
73	Kinneil	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	159.778
74	Ripon City	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	159.020
75	Valley Brass (Haydock)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	157.977
76	Pemberton Old Wigan DW (B)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	156.357
77	Houghton Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	154.198
78	Dunaskin Doon	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1 First	153.014
79	Brass Band of Central England	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	149.121
80	Andover Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	148.721
81	Bodmin Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	139.982
82	Lewis Merthr	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	139.643
83	Crofton Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	139.194
84	Sidmouth Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	138.483
85	Elland Silver	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yorkshire	1 First	138.291
86	Bilton Silver (Rugby)	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	132.410
87	Epsom & Ewell Silver Band	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	129.152
88	Oddfellows	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	126.829
89	Bedworth Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	125.733
90	City of Coventry	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	121.584
91	Gresley Colliery	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	119.950
92	Egham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	118.819
93	Forest of Dean Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	105.517
94	Sherborne Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 West of England	1 First	103.690
95	Cawston	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	96.170
96	Silk Brass	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	95.121
97	Kirkbymoorside Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North of England	1 First	92.095
98	Longridge	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 North West	1 First	90.913
99	Aveley & Newham	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London & Southern Counties	1 First	82.682
100	Shirley	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Midlands	1 First	72.107
101	Burry Port Town	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1 First	55.857