Piping 1P1
4
Down Academy
Grade 4B · 2026 season
Contests
3 in 2026
Major titles
0
Podium finishes
0 of 3
Season form
844
Across the seasons (each year is its own published partition — this band has changed grade — tap a year to open it)
| Year | Grade | Contests | Best | Majors won | Band CoC | Drumming CoC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Grade 4B | 3 contests | 4th best | — majors won | 19th | 21st |
| 2025 | Grade 4B | 9 contests | 3rd best | — majors won | — | — |
| 2024 | Novice Juvenile B | 1 contest | 4th best | — majors won | 14th | 9th |
| 2023 | Novice Juvenile B | 1 contest | 4th best | — majors won | 7th | 9th |
| 2022 | Novice Juvenile B | 1 contest | 4th best | — majors won | 10th | 7th |
2026 season · most recent first
Newcastle
22 Aug 2026 Full field › Result 4th of 9
Piping 2P2
4
DrummingD
4
EnsembleE
4
TotalTot
16
Full result — 9 bands
| 1 | Bready Ulster Scots | 4 pts |
| 2 | Tullylagan | 9 pts |
| 3 | Major Sinclair Memorial | 11 pts |
| 4 | Down Academy | 16 pts |
| 5 | Dromara and District | 22 pts |
| 6 | Cleland Memorial | 24 pts |
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Antrim
18 Jul 2026 Full field › Result 4th of 5
Piping 1P1
4
Piping 2P2
4
DrummingD
3
EnsembleE
4
TotalTot
15
Full result — 5 bands
| 1 | Bready Ulster Scots | 6 pts |
| 2 | Tullylagan | 6 pts |
| 3 | Cleland Memorial | 13 pts |
| 4 | Down Academy | 15 pts |
| 5 | Letterkenny & District | 20 pts |
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Major
UK
13 Jun 2026 Full field › Result 8th of 9
Piping 1P1
9
Piping 2P2
9
DrummingD
6
EnsembleE
8
TotalTot
32
Full result — 9 bands
| 1 | Tullylagan | 10 pts |
| 2 | Hollymount | 10 pts |
| 3 | Uddingston Strathclyde | 14 pts |
| 4 | City of Limerick | 15 pts |
| 5 | Bready Ulster Scots | 19 pts |
| 6 | Joseph Forde Memorial | 20 pts |
How to read it: lower is better. Two piping judges, one drumming, one ensemble — placings sum to the total, lowest total wins. EP/CEP = (combined) ensemble preference, used to break ties.
Grade 4B Champion of Champions form · 2026 majors (major placings — tap a band to open their season)
Overall standing shown. Rotate or widen the screen to see each major's placing.
| # | Band | British | UK | European | Scottish | The Worlds | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arbroath | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Lanark and District | 4 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Uddingston Strathclyde | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 |
| 4 | Royal Air Force of Oman | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 1st Troon Boys Brigade | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Bready Ulster Scots | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Dumfries | 10 | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Tullylagan | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 9 | East Kilbride | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 6 |
| 10 | Kilbarchan | 3 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 6 |
| 11 | City of Brechin | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | Hollymount | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 13 | City of Limerick | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 14 | Paisley & District R.B.L | 5 | — | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 15 | Irvine and District | 9 | — | 6 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| 16 | Joseph Forde Memorial | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 17 | Dean Castle Pipes & Drums | — | — | 10 | — | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Granite City | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 0 |
| 19 | Down Academy | — | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 19 | Queensferry | 8 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 21 | Dunnottar Pipes & Drums | — | — | 9 | — | — | 0 |
| 21 | Gorey | — | 9 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 23 | City of Aberdeen | — | — | — | 11 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Northern Constabulary Community | — | — | 11 | — | — | 0 |
| 23 | Stockbridge | 11 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 26 | The Sons of Scotland | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | Troon Blackrock | 12 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 26 | Vale of Atholl | — | — | — | 12 | — | 0 |
| 29 | Alyth & District | — | — | 13 | — | — | 0 |
| 29 | Dunoon Argyll | 13 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 31 | Tulliallan | 15 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 31 | Warrington | 14 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| # | Band | British | UK | European | Scottish | The Worlds | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uddingston Strathclyde | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | Royal Air Force of Oman | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Bready Ulster Scots | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | 1st Troon Boys Brigade | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Stockbridge | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 5 | Tullylagan | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 7 | Kilbarchan | 2 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 5 |
| 8 | City of Limerick | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 8 | Dunnottar Pipes & Drums | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| 10 | Dumfries | 13 | — | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | City of Brechin | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| 12 | Queensferry | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 13 | Paisley & District R.B.L | 5 | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 14 | Dean Castle Pipes & Drums | — | — | 4 | — | 12 | 3 |
| 15 | Granite City | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | 3 |
| 16 | Lanark and District | 8 | — | 10 | — | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Hollymount | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 18 | East Kilbride | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Irvine and District | 6 | — | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 20 | Arbroath | 10 | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Down Academy | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 22 | Joseph Forde Memorial | — | 7 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 23 | Gorey | — | 8 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 24 | Troon Blackrock | 9 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 25 | Dunoon Argyll | 11 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 25 | Northern Constabulary Community | — | — | 11 | — | — | 0 |
| 25 | The Sons of Scotland | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | Vale of Atholl | — | — | — | 11 | — | 0 |
| 29 | City of Aberdeen | — | — | — | 12 | — | 0 |
| 30 | Alyth & District | — | — | 13 | — | — | 0 |
| 31 | Tulliallan | 14 | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 31 | Warrington | 15 | — | — | — | — | 0 |