Heathcote was born in Inverness whilst his English father Gareth, a Nimrod pilot, was stationed at RAF Kinloss.
[7] Later that year he was a member of their squad at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship and recorded a try in their opening game against Italy.
[8] In their last fixture of the competition he scored a dozen points in a victory over Australia as England finished in seventh place.
'[15] He featured as a substitute in the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup final which Edinburgh lost against Gloucester to finish runners up.
[16] After one year in Scotland it was announced in February 2015 that Heathcote would depart Edinburgh to join Worcester Warriors.