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Grading Tables

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.

West of England Championship Section

Band2022 20232024PointsPromotion/Relegation
Band2022 20232024PntsProm/Rele
Flowers2 2 1 5
Aldbourne1 3 2 6
Camborne Town3 1 5 9
Verwood Concert Brass4 6 4 14
St Dennis5 4 6 15
Woodfalls8 7 3 18
A W Parker (Drybrook)6.5 p6 p8 20.5
Filton Concert Brass6 5 10 21
Andover Town6.5 p9 7 22.5
Sherborne Town6.5 p6 p11 23.5
Brunel Brass7 8 9 24Relegated
Bodmin Town6.5 p12 a12 a30.5Relegated
Number of bands121111
Average grading6.566

p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified


West of England First Section

Band2022 20232024PointsPromotion/Relegation
Band2022 20232024PntsProm/Rele
City of Bristol6 7 1 14Promoted
Chalford9 1 5 15Promoted
Lydbrook8 r5 3 16
Helston Town8 p4 4 16
Hyde2 6 9 17
Michelmersh Silver8 r9.5 r2 19.5
Roche Brass8 r9.5 r6 23.5
Glastonbury Brass10 8 8 26
Lympstone South West Telecoms8 r9 10 27
Soundhouse Brass8 p9.5 p11 28.5
Bournemouth Concert Brass5 11 13 29
Weston Brass8 p12 12 32
Lanner & District Silver7 10 16 33
Otterbourne Brass8 p9.5 p18 35.5
Forest of Dean Brass13 18 7 38
Sidmouth Town11 14 17 42
Hatherleigh Silver16 a13 15 44Relegated
Wotton-under-Edge & District15 16 14 45Relegated
Number of bands151818
Average grading89.59.5

p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified


West of England Second Section

Band2022 20232024PointsPromotion/Relegation
Band2022 20232024PntsProm/Rele
St Austell Town6 r7.5 r1 14.5Promoted
Gosport Solent Brass2 10 3 15Promoted
Shrewton Silver4 8 4 16
Ocean Brass6 p4 6 16
Porthleven Town6 p7.5 p5 18.5
St Keverne12 a5 2 19
Mount Charles8 7 7 22
Wroughton Silver6 p7.5 p11 24.5
Poole Borough5 12 8 25
Denmead Brass12 a3 10 25
Camborne Brass6 r7.5 r12 25.5
St Pinnock6 ra15 a9 30
New Forest Brass11 6 13 30
Cinderford7 11 14 32
Bream Silver10 9 15 34Relegated
Redruth Town6 p14 16 a36Relegated
Number of bands111415
Average grading67.58

p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified


West of England Third Section

Band2022 20232024PointsPromotion/Relegation
Band2022 20232024PntsProm/Rele
Nailsworth Silver3 4 2 9Promoted
Verwood Town8 2 1 11Promoted
Lydney Town5 8 3 16
Bratton Silver7 7 5 19
Saltash Town7.5 p8.5 p4 20
Bideford Town7.5 p9 6 22.5
Downton7.5 r8.5 r7 23
St Stythians7.5 p8.5 p8 24
Brunel Brass Academy7.5 p8.5 p10 26
Cheltenham Silver10 5 11 26
Swindon Brass13 6 12 31
Phoenix Brass (Crewkerne)7.5 ra8.5 ra15 31
South Molton Town7.5 ra10 14 31.5
City of Bath Brass9 12 13 34
Exeter Railway14 13 9 36
Tewkesbury Town7.5 p15 16 38.5
Pendennis Brass Falmouth11 11 18 40Relegated
Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver7.5 ra16 17 40.5Relegated
Number of bands141618
Average grading7.58.59.5

p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified


West of England Fourth Section

Band2022 20232024PointsPromotion/Relegation
Band2022 20232024PntsProm/Rele
Shanklin Town (IOW)8 4 3 15Promoted
Bugle Silver6 ra9 1 16Promoted
Wincanton Silver6 7 7 20
Weymouth Concert Brass6 r8 8 22
Shaftesbury Town7 11 6 24
Pillowell Silver9 5 10 24
St Breward Silver6 nb6 12 a24
Indian Queens6 nb7.5 nb11 24.5
Pendeen Silver6 ra7.5 r12 a25.5
Chalford Academy12 a10 4 26
Illogan Sparnon Silver11 14 2 27
Test Valley Brass10 12 5 27
Cheltenham Silver Academy12 a13 9 34
Number of bands111411
Average grading67.56

p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified