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.
The Scottish Brass Band Association uses a different set of grading rules to the English and Welsh associations.
Scotland Championship Section
| Band | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| The Cooperation Band | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Whitburn | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Kirkintilloch Kelvin | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Bon Accord Silver | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Coalburn Silver | 5.5 p | 5 | 10.5 | |
| Dalmellington | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Kingdom Brass | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Bathgate | 5.5 p | 7 | 12.5 | |
| Dalkeith & Monktonhall | 4 | 10 | 14 | Relegated |
| Unison Kinneil | 8 | 9 | 17 | Relegated |
| Number of bands | 10 | 10 | ||
| 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
Scotland First Section
| Band | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| Kirkintilloch | 3 | 1 | 4 | Promoted |
| Boness & Carriden | 5.5 r | 3 | 8.5 | Promoted |
| Granite City Brass | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Newtongrange Silver | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Dunaskin Doon | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Lochgelly | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Johnstone Silver | 5.5 r | 7 | 12.5 | |
| Newmilns & Galston | 5.5 p | 8 | 13.5 | |
| Irvine & Dreghorn | 5.5 p | 9 | 14.5 | Relegated |
| Tullis Russell Mills | 8 | 10 a | 18 | Relegated |
| Number of bands | 10 | 10 | ||
| 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
Scotland Second Section
| Band | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| Clackmannan District | 3 | 3 | 6 | Promoted |
| Newmains & District | 6 r | 1 | 7 | Promoted |
| Broxburn & Livingston | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Annan Town | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Campbelltown Brass | 6 ra | 5 | 11 | |
| Shotts St Patrick | 6 p | 7 | 13 | |
| Jedforest Instrumental | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
| St David's Brass | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Kilmarnock Concert | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Renfrew Burgh | 7 | 10 | 17 | Relegated |
| Selkirk Silver | 6 p | 11 | 17 | Relegated |
| Number of bands | 11 | 11 | ||
| Average grading | 6 | 6 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified
Scotland Third Section
| Band | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| Croy | 5 | 1 | 6 | Promoted |
| Perthshire Brass | 4 | 2 | 6 | Promoted |
| Brass Sounds Inverclyde | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Highland Brass | 5 p | 3 | 8 | |
| St Ronan's Silver | 5 r | 5 | 10 | |
| Peebles Burgh | 5 p | 6 | 11 | |
| Langholm Town | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Dysart Colliery | 5 r | 8 | 13 | |
| Penicuik Silver | 5 p | 9 | 14 | Relegated |
| Arbroath Instrumental | 8 | 10 a | 18 | Relegated |
| Number of bands | 9 | 10 | ||
| 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
Scotland Fourth Section
| Band | 2023 | 2024 | Points | Promotion/Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | 2023 | 2024 | Pnts | Prom/Rele |
| Bon Accord B | 4 | 1 | 5 | Promoted |
| Buckhaven & Methil | 5 | 2 | 7 | Promoted |
| Hawick Saxhorn | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Kirkton Brass Bathgate | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Stranraer Brass | 7 r | 5 | 12 | |
| Dundee Instrumental | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| MacTaggart Scott | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| Turriff Silver | 7 nb | 8 | 15 | |
| Whitburn Heartlands | 7 r | 10 | 17 | |
| Coalburn Intermediate | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
| Dunfermline City Brass | 10 | 11 | 21 | |
| Queensferry Community Brass | 12 a | 12 a | 24 | |
| Forfar Instrumental | 12 a | 12 a | 24 | |
| Number of bands | 13 | 13 | ||
| Average grading | 7 | 7 |
p = average grading after promotion, r = average grading after relegation, nb = average grading for new band, a = absent, d = disqualified