Results from the World Pipe Band Championship 2025

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•Inveraray & District are the Grade 1 World Pipe Band Champions 2025. Photo: John Slavin

Inveraray & District Pipe Band became Grade 1 World Champions for the fourth time today, August 16, 2025, retaining the title they won in 2024 and previously winning in 2019 and 2017. They also won the Drumming Overall and the MSR Drumming Overall today, with Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia winning the Medley Drumming Overall.

Over the two days Inveraray & District did not lose an event, winning the Medley and the MSR on the Friday, and again on the Saturday.

Today’s Grade 1 result also crowns Inveraray & District Champion of Champions for 2025, with Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia being Overall Drumming Champions for 2025.

•Inveraray & District Pipe Band show a range of emotions at the announcement of their 2025 Grade 1 World Championship win. Photo: John Slavin

Grade 1

  1. Inveraray & District
  2. Field Marshal Montgomery
  3. Shotts & Dykehead Caledonia
  4. Simon Fraser University
  5. Police Scotland Fife
  6. Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia
  7. St. Laurence O’Toole
  8. ScottishPower
  9. Manawatu Scottish
  10. Ravara
  11. 78th Fraser Higlanders
  12. St. Thomas Alumni
  13. Johnstone
  14. Closkelt
    Drums: Inveraray & District
•Inveraray & District Pipe Band show a range of emotions at the announcement of their 2025 Grade 1 World Championship win. Photo: John Slavin
•Bob Worrall, Pipe Major Stuart Liddell and Jackie Bird in front of a jubilant Inveraray & District Pipe Band. Photo: John Slavin
•Inveraray & District march off as the Grade 1 World Pipe Band Champions 2025. Photo: John Slavin

Grade 2

  1. Glasgow Skye Association
  2. City of Dunedin
  3. Ulster Scottish
  4. North Stratton
  5. Uddingston
  6. Bagad Breig
    Drums: Uddingston

Grade 3A

  1. Bagad Ronsed-Mor
  2. Dunbar Royal British Legion
  3. Burntisland & District
  4. Major Sinclair Memorial
  5. City of London
  6. Methil and District – EP
    Drums: Burntisland & District

Grade 3B

  1. Elgin and District
  2. Syerla and District
  3. Drumlough
  4. Scottish Borders – EP
  5. Carnegie Mellon
  6. Kilbarchan
    Drums: Syerla & District

Grade 4A

  1. Black Raven
  2. New Ross and District – EP
  3. Altnaveigh Memorial – EP
  4. Williamwood
  5. Thiepval Memorial
  6. Govan Community
    Drums: Black Raven

Grade 4B

  1. Carrigaline
  2. Letterkenny & District
  3. Queen Elizabeth
  4. Youghal
  5. City of Discovery
  6. City of Plymouth
    Drums: Carrigaline

Juvenile

  1. George Watson’s College
  2. Dollar Academy
  3. George Heriots School
  4. Preston Lodge High School
  5. Renfrewshire Schools
    Drums: George Watson’s College

Novice Juvenile A

  1. West Lothian Schools
  2. Lochgelly High School
  3. George Watson’s College
  4. Brisbane Boys’ College
  5. High School of Dundee
  6. The Scots College, Sydney
  7. Peoples Ford Boghall & Bathgate Caledonia
  8. Dollar Academy
  9. St. Columba’s School
  10. 10th North Lanarkshire Schools
  11. George Heriot’s School
  12. St. John’s College
  13. Oban High School
  14. Preston Lodge High School
    Drums: George Watson’s College

Novice Juvenile B

  1. St. John’s College Harare
  2. Scotch College 2 – EP
  3. Scots College Sydney
  4. Lochgelly High School Junior – EP
  5. Oban High School – EP
  6. Dollar Academy
  7. Bucksburn and District – EP
  8. Falkirk Schools
  9. High School of Glasgow
  10. Burntisland & District – EP
  11. The Glasgow Academy
  12. Kintyre Schools
    Drums: The Glasgow Academy