Gladiators swapped the arena floor for the halls of a Suffolk primary school for one of their biggest challenges so far. 

Stars of the rebooted BBC One show headed to St Gregory Primary School in Sudbury on Tuesday as part of filming for Comic Relief, which is taking place on Friday, March 15.

The school is hosting its own, non-contact contest between teachers and pupils to raise money.

Following an email from the BBC, headteacher Mr Woodrow asked if one of the Gladiators could help referee. 

East Anglian Daily Times: Seven of the new Gladiators headed to the schoolSeven of the new Gladiators headed to the school (Image: St Gregory Gregory Primary School)

He said: "We ended up with seven of them! 

"It turned out they had the Gladiators ready and willing to help as they were looking for something to do.

"They spent the day filming the thank you video, which is going to be shown on the live broadcast on Red Nose Day."

East Anglian Daily Times: The Gladiators took time to play with the childrenThe Gladiators took time to play with the children (Image: St Gregory Primary School)

While the first episode of Gladiators aired more than 30 years ago in 1992, the newest edition of the show has proven to be a big hit among the children. 

"I don't think there is anyone else in the world that the children would want to see more than the Gladiators," Mr Woodrow continued. 

"They play it on the playground, they talk about what they saw on Saturday night, they use it as part of their spelling. 

East Anglian Daily Times: The Gladiators visit was a surprise for childrenThe Gladiators visit was a surprise for children (Image: St Gregory Primary School)

"I think when the Gladiators came, I think that was something that really touched and surprised them. 

"We have got our own nostalgic memories of Wolf and so on, but for the children, the Gladiators are their rock stars.

"They've all been saying it was the best school day ever."

During the day, Bionic, Diamond,  Dynamite, Steel, Athena, Nitro and Electro took on the children in a range of challenges, such as egg spoons, before playing with the kids in the playground and in the classroom.

At the end of the day, they came out to meet the parents, who were unaware of their visit. 

Mr Woodrow added: "The whole day was magical. 

"They are just the nicest people you could possibly meet."