The inquiry, which will cover both primary and secondary schools, will look at issues including standards, the availability of school places and future investment.
Tony Sewell, a former teacher and chief executive of Generating Genius, a charity that helps black and mixed-race boys achieve educational success, has been asked to scope the format and key issues of the inquiry and a chair and formal panel will be announced shortly.
The inquiry will run for 10 months with an interim report due to be published in February and a final report next autumn.
Johnson said: "Academic excellence and social confidence should belong to all children, regardless of their background.
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