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Innovation is its strongest pillar, sitting close to the national average, while Investment is the weakest, falling noticeably further behind. Within Warwickshire, Rugby ranks 4th of 5 authorities, 46 points below the county score.",[87,88,89],"Rugby's composite score is built from four pillars: Innovation, Scaling, Investment and ESG, weighted at 30%, 30%, 30% and 10% respectively.","Each score is averaged across Rugby's 6,970 active companies, with corporate groups counted once. That approach means the index reflects how active local companies are on each measure, not how large the local economy is, making it a fair comparison between authorities of very different sizes.","The UK as a whole scores 1,000, so Rugby's 953 places it below that national reference point. Each score also comes with a likely range showing how much it could move with a slightly different mix of companies; a score is only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.",{"innovation":91,"scaling":92,"investment":93,"esg":94},"Innovation covers patents, academic spinouts, R&D grant value, innovative sector tags and IS-8 sector tags. Rugby ranks 172nd of 361 authorities on this pillar, 26 points below the UK benchmark, and outperforms just over half of all authorities. That makes it the closest of Rugby's four pillars to the national average.","The Scaling pillar measures whether companies are 20% scaleups, headcount growth rates and accelerator attendance. Rugby ranks 307th of 360 authorities on Scaling, 36 points below the UK benchmark, and outperforms only 14.7% of authorities, pointing to relatively limited workforce expansion activity among its companies.","Investment captures equity raisers, the value of equity raised and first-time equity raisers over the last five years. At 913, Rugby's Investment score is 87 points below the UK benchmark and ranks 314th of 360 authorities. This is Rugby's weakest pillar and the area where its companies trail the national picture most noticeably.","The ESG pillar reflects clean energy activity, other green activity, environmental accolades, social and governance signals, and not-for-profit proxy status. Rugby scores 976 here, 24 points below the UK benchmark, ranking 287th of 361 authorities. While still below the national reference point, ESG is Rugby's second-strongest pillar and relatively close to the UK average.","The chart below places Rugby's composite score alongside its Warwickshire neighbours, including the county runner-up Warwick, which scores 1,041.",[97,100,103,106,109,112],{"question":98,"answer":99},"What is Rugby's score on the UK Local Growth Index?","Rugby scores 953, placing it 281st of 361 local authorities and 47 points below the UK benchmark of 1,000.",{"question":101,"answer":102},"How does Rugby compare to the rest of Warwickshire?","Rugby ranks 4th of 5 authorities in Warwickshire, sitting 46 points below the county score of 999.",{"question":104,"answer":105},"What is Rugby's strongest pillar on the index?","Innovation is Rugby's strongest pillar, scoring 974 and ranking 172nd of 361 authorities, just 26 points below the UK benchmark.",{"question":107,"answer":108},"Where does Rugby rank on Investment?","Rugby ranks 314th of 360 authorities on Investment, with a score of 913, which is 87 points below the UK benchmark and its weakest pillar.",{"question":110,"answer":111},"How many companies are counted in Rugby's score?","The index covers 6,970 active companies in Rugby, with corporate groups counted once rather than as individual registered entities.",{"question":113,"answer":114},"What does the likely range on Rugby's score mean?","The likely range of 938 to 968 shows how much the composite score could shift with a slightly different mix of companies. Scores are only published when that range is narrow enough to rely on.","Rugby scores 953 on the UK Local Growth Index, ranking 281st of 361 authorities and 47 points below the UK benchmark. See pillar scores and comparisons.",{"source":117,"cached":21,"generatedAt":118},"claude:claude-sonnet-4-6","2026-10-20 11:00:46",2021,2026,"2026-10-20"]