Clearing 2025
Clearing is open
Start your Surrey story this September.
Thousands of students find their perfect course through UCAS Clearing every year - now it’s your turn. With places available on a wide range of courses, you could join the University of Surrey this September.
- Clearing opens: Saturday 5 July 2025
- A-level results day: Thursday 14 August 2025
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Stay ahead with everything you need to navigate Clearing smoothly:
- Discover the courses available through Clearing
- Get your FREE Clearing planner
- Hear real stories from Surrey students
- Join exclusive Clearing events
- Be the first to hear which courses have places
- Enter our prize draw to WIN a Hydroponics Growing System Kit worth £130!
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Sign up nowGet 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.
Make a note of our Clearing hotline numbers
On 14 August, we will open our Clearing hotline at 7am.
Ahead of then, please make a note of our Clearing hotline numbers:
- 0800 052 2248 (UK)
- +44 (0)1483 686828 (international).
Clearing at Surrey
Clearing application timeline
To make things easier for you, we have created a handy interactive Clearing timeline to guide you through your next steps.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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.
Choose Surrey through Clearing
*Graduate Outcomes Survey 2025
**National Student Survey 2025
***Providing you apply by the deadline
