The English and Welsh national brass band gradings are determined by each band's results at the regional championships over a three year period. At the end of each year, the bands with the two lowest aggregate scores in each section are promoted and the bands with the two highest aggregate scores are relegated. The winners of the lower section finals also get promoted.
The Scottish Brass Band Association uses a different grading system where the winners of each lower section automatically get promoted and a combined score over two years is used to decide the other promotion place and two relegation places.
These are our estimates of the grading tables following recent contests, not the official tables! Promotions and relegations won't be official until confirmed by the relevant regional committee.
Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
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Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
Flowers | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Aldbourne | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Camborne Town | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
Verwood Concert Brass | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
St Dennis | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
Woodfalls | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | |
A W Parker (Drybrook) | 6.5 p | 6 p | 8 | 20.5 | |
Filton Concert Brass | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | |
Andover Town | 6.5 p | 9 | 7 | 22.5 | |
Sherborne Town | 6.5 p | 6 p | 11 | 23.5 | |
Brunel Brass | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | Relegated |
Bodmin Town | 6.5 p | 12 a | 12 a | 30.5 | Relegated |
Number of bands | 12 | 11 | 11 | ||
Average grading | 6.5 | 6 | 6 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified
Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
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Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
City of Bristol | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | Promoted |
Chalford | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 | Promoted |
Lydbrook | 8 r | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
Helston Town | 8 p | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
Hyde | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | |
Michelmersh Silver | 8 r | 9.5 r | 2 | 19.5 | |
Roche Brass | 8 r | 9.5 r | 6 | 23.5 | |
Glastonbury Brass | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 | |
Lympstone South West Telecoms | 8 r | 9 | 10 | 27 | |
Soundhouse Brass | 8 p | 9.5 p | 11 | 28.5 | |
Bournemouth Concert Brass | 5 | 11 | 13 | 29 | |
Weston Brass | 8 p | 12 | 12 | 32 | |
Lanner & District Silver | 7 | 10 | 16 | 33 | |
Otterbourne Brass | 8 p | 9.5 p | 18 | 35.5 | |
Forest of Dean Brass | 13 | 18 | 7 | 38 | |
Sidmouth Town | 11 | 14 | 17 | 42 | |
Hatherleigh Silver | 16 a | 13 | 15 | 44 | Relegated |
Wotton-under-Edge & District | 15 | 16 | 14 | 45 | Relegated |
Number of bands | 15 | 18 | 18 | ||
Average grading | 8 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified
Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
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Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
St Austell Town | 6 r | 7.5 r | 1 | 14.5 | Promoted |
Gosport Solent Brass | 2 | 10 | 3 | 15 | Promoted |
Shrewton Silver | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 | |
Ocean Brass | 6 p | 4 | 6 | 16 | |
Porthleven Town | 6 p | 7.5 p | 5 | 18.5 | |
St Keverne | 12 a | 5 | 2 | 19 | |
Mount Charles | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | |
Wroughton Silver | 6 p | 7.5 p | 11 | 24.5 | |
Poole Borough | 5 | 12 | 8 | 25 | |
Denmead Brass | 12 a | 3 | 10 | 25 | |
Camborne Brass | 6 r | 7.5 r | 12 | 25.5 | |
St Pinnock | 6 ra | 15 a | 9 | 30 | |
New Forest Brass | 11 | 6 | 13 | 30 | |
Cinderford | 7 | 11 | 14 | 32 | |
Bream Silver | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 | Relegated |
Redruth Town | 6 p | 14 | 16 a | 36 | Relegated |
Number of bands | 11 | 14 | 15 | ||
Average grading | 6 | 7.5 | 8 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified
Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
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Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
Nailsworth Silver | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | Promoted |
Verwood Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Promoted |
Lydney Town | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 | |
Bratton Silver | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
Saltash Town | 7.5 p | 8.5 p | 4 | 20 | |
Bideford Town | 7.5 p | 9 | 6 | 22.5 | |
Downton | 7.5 r | 8.5 r | 7 | 23 | |
St Stythians | 7.5 p | 8.5 p | 8 | 24 | |
Brunel Brass Academy | 7.5 p | 8.5 p | 10 | 26 | |
Cheltenham Silver | 10 | 5 | 11 | 26 | |
Swindon Brass | 13 | 6 | 12 | 31 | |
Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne) | 7.5 ra | 8.5 ra | 15 | 31 | |
South Molton Town | 7.5 ra | 10 | 14 | 31.5 | |
City of Bath Brass | 9 | 12 | 13 | 34 | |
Exeter Railway | 14 | 13 | 9 | 36 | |
Tewkesbury Town | 7.5 p | 15 | 16 | 38.5 | |
Pendennis Brass Falmouth | 11 | 11 | 18 | 40 | Relegated |
Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver | 7.5 ra | 16 | 17 | 40.5 | Relegated |
Number of bands | 14 | 16 | 18 | ||
Average grading | 7.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified
Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
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Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
Shanklin Town (IOW) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | Promoted |
Bugle Silver | 6 ra | 9 | 1 | 16 | Promoted |
Wincanton Silver | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | |
Weymouth Concert Brass | 6 r | 8 | 8 | 22 | |
Shaftesbury Town | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 | |
Pillowell Silver | 9 | 5 | 10 | 24 | |
St Breward Silver | 6 nb | 6 | 12 a | 24 | |
Indian Queens | 6 nb | 7.5 nb | 11 | 24.5 | |
Pendeen Silver | 6 ra | 7.5 r | 12 a | 25.5 | |
Chalford Academy | 12 a | 10 | 4 | 26 | |
Illogan Sparnon Silver | 11 | 14 | 2 | 27 | |
Test Valley Brass | 10 | 12 | 5 | 27 | |
Cheltenham Silver Academy | 12 a | 13 | 9 | 34 | |
Number of bands | 11 | 14 | 11 | ||
Average grading | 6 | 7.5 | 6 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified