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.
Wales Championship Section
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| Cory | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tredegar | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Ebbw Valley Brass | 4 p | 4 p | 4 | 12 | |
| Llwydcoed | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| Tongwynlais Temperance | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| City of Cardiff (Mellingriffith) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
| Pontardulais Town | 4 p | 6 | 7 | 17 | |
| Tylorstown | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | Relegated |
| Number of bands | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Average grading | 4 | 4 | 4.5 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified
Wales First Section
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| BTM | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | Promoted |
| Northop Silver | 4 r | 5 ra | 1 | 10 | |
| Goodwick | 4 ra | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Parc & Dare | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
| Lewis Merthyr | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | |
| Seindorf Beaumaris | 4 p | 2 | 9 a | 15 | |
| Abergavenny Borough | 4 p | 5 p | 8 | 17 | |
| Burry Port Town | 4 ra | 7 | 7 | 18 | |
| Deiniolen | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | Relegated |
| Number of bands | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
| Average grading | 4 | 5 | 4.5 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified
Wales Second Section
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| Usk | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Promoted |
| Cross Keys | 5 p | 5 p | 4 | 14 | |
| Newport Borough | 5 ra | 2 | 7 | 14 | |
| Abertillery Town | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | |
| Ammanford | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Royal Buckley Town | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |
| Markham & District | 5 r | 5 r | 6 | 16 | |
| Cwmtawe | 5 p | 7 | 8 | 20 | |
| Mid Rhondda | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | Relegated |
| Number of bands | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Average grading | 5 | 5 | 5 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified
Wales Third Section
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| Crwbin | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Promoted |
| Penclawdd Brass | 4 r | 4.5 r | 1 | 9.5 | |
| City of Cardiff (Mellingriffith) 2 | 4 p | 4.5 p | 4 | 12.5 | |
| City of Wrexham | 4 r | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Newtown Silver | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | |
| Ynyshir | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | |
| Briton Ferry | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | |
| Gwaen Cae Gurwen | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | Relegated |
| Number of bands | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Average grading | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified
Wales Fourth Section
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| Holywell | 3 nb | 2.5 nb | 1 | 6.5 | Promoted |
| Severn Tunnel | 6 a | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Oakdale | 3 | 5 a | 3 | 11 | |
| Oakeley Silver | 6 a | 1 | 4 a | 11 | |
| Rhyl | 2 | 5 a | 4 a | 11 | |
| Ogmore Valley | 4 | 4 | 4 a | 12 | |
| Cwmbran | 5 | 5 a | 4 a | 14 | |
| Number of bands | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Average grading | 3 | 2.5 | 2 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified