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.
North of England Championship Section
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| NASUWT Riverside | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Easington Colliery | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| EverReady | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| City of Hull | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Shepherd's Building Group | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
| York Railway Institute | 4.5 p | 5 p | 8 | 17.5 | |
| Fishburn | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | |
| Kirkbymoorside | 4.5 p | 8 | 7 | 19.5 | |
| Ripon City | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | Relegated |
| Number of bands | 8 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Average grading | 4.5 | 5 | 5 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified
North of England First Section
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| Tewit Silver | 3.5 p | 4 p | 2 | 9.5 | Promoted |
| Harrogate | 3.5 ra | 2 | 4 | 9.5 | |
| North Skelton | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
| Cockerton Prize Silver | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| GT Group Peterlee | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Houghton Brass | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| Westoe | 3.5 r | 4 r | 7 | 14.5 | Relegated |
| Number of bands | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Average grading | 3.5 | 4 | 4 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified
North of England Second Section
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| Durham Miners Association | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Promoted |
| Ashington Colliery | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Ferryhill Town | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| NASUWT Riverside Concert | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |
| Felling | 5.5 r | 5 r | 6 | 16.5 | |
| Jayess Newbiggin | 5.5 p | 5 p | 7 | 17.5 | |
| Dunston Silver | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | |
| Bearpark and Esh | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Brass | 5.5 p | 9 | 5 | 19.5 | Relegated |
| Number of bands | 10 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Average grading | 5.5 | 5 | 5 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified
North of England Third Section
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| Ellington Colliery | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Promoted |
| Flookburgh Band | 3.5 p | 4 | 1 | 8.5 | |
| Spennymoor Town | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| North Lakes Brass | 3.5 p | 3.5 p | 4 | 11 | |
| Barton Community | 3.5 r | 2 | 6 | 11.5 | |
| Trimdon Concert | 3.5 r | 3.5 r | 5 | 12 | |
| Knaresborough Silver | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | Relegated |
| Number of bands | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Average grading | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified
North of England Fourth Section
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| Craghead Colliery | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Promoted |
| Backworth Colliery | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Penrith Town | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | |
| Billingham Silver | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| Swinton & District Excelsior | 4 r | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| Cleethorpes | 4 ra | 4 ra | 6 | 14 | |
| Burneside Brass | 4 nb | 4 nb | 7 | 15 | |
| Easingwold Town | 5 | 8 a | 8 a | 21 | |
| Marske Brass | 8 a | 7 | 8 a | 23 | |
| Number of bands | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Average grading | 4 | 4 | 4 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified