Clearing 2025

Join Surrey this September

Every year, thousands of students gain a place on their ideal course by applying through UCAS Clearing.

Clearing starts:  Saturday 5 July 2025
A-level results day:  Thursday 14 August 2025

Sign up for our Clearing emails and receive everything you need to know about the Clearing process. Discover our range of courses, receive a complimentary Clearing planner, hear from current students and join our exclusive events. We will let you know our course availability when Clearing opens, and you can enter our prize draw to WIN a Hydroponics Growing System kit worth £130.

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Get prepared for Clearing

Don’t forget to sign up for our Clearing emails to stay up-to-date with everything you need to know about Clearing. The journey to university can be a new experience. With results day and Clearing approaching, it’s best to start preparing as soon as possible to ensure you are in a good position on the day.

If you've already applied to university, you'll have to wait until results day to see if your place has been confirmed.

UCAS Hub will tell you if you're eligible for Clearing on results day. If you are, you will be given a Clearing Number. Keep a note of your Clearing Number and your UCAS Personal ID, as you will need these when calling universities.

Clearing application timeline

To make things easier for you, we have created a handy interactive Clearing timeline to guide you through your next steps.

1 May
Pre-Clearing opens at Surrey 📧
Sign up for our Clearing email updates to discover our range of courses, hear from current students, join exclusive events, receive a complimentary Clearing planner, and enter our prize draw.
5 July
Clearing opens with UCAS 💙
On 5 July, Clearing officially opens with UCAS and will continue until September. If you don’t have your exam results, you will need to wait until you receive them before you can apply through Clearing.
We will add all our courses open for Clearing on 5 July.
28 July - 14 August
SQA and JCQ results embargo periods 🚨
Each year, UCAS and universities receive early access to exam results under strict embargo from the SQA and JCQ, allowing time to prepare decisions before official release dates.
Please note that we will not be able to contact or discuss your application during the embargo periods.
The SQA and JCQ results embargo periods are:
- 28 July at 18:00 (UK time) – 5 August at 09:00 (UK time)
- 8 August at 08:00 (UK time) – 14 August at 08:00 (UK time)
14 August
Our Clearing hotline opens 📞
This is when Clearing 2025 will officially begin for the majority of students as they make their choices based on their results.
We will release our hotline number and calling opening times closer to results day.